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nEvmE FOR APPLYING REMEDIES. No. 589,712. Patented Sept. -7, 1897.

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PAUL JEAN FOUQUIER, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

DEVICE FOR APPLYING REMEDIES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 589,712, datedSeptember *7, 1897.

A li ation filed A ril 17,1896. Serial No- 588,0Z3. (N0 model.) Patentedin England July 21, 1893, No. 14,140, and in Germany August 18,1898,11'0. 74,135.

To all whont it 11mg concern.-

Be it known that 1, PAUL JEAN FOUQUIER, a citizen of the FrenchRepublic, residing in the city and county of San Francisco and State ofCalifornia, have invented a new and useful Appliance for HoldingLozenges, Pastils, Medicines, Ant-iseptics, and the Like in the Month,(for which I have obtained a patentin Great Britain, No. 14:,140,hearing date July 21, 1893, and in Germany, No. 74,135,

bearing date August 18, 1893,) of which the following is aspecification.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple, but eificientappliance for holding lozenges, pastils, medicines, antiseptics, and thelike in the mouth in such "manner that the same can be retained therefor a considerable length of time, While, for example, the pastils,medicine, or the like are either grad ually dissolved or inhaled.

The appliance is composed of a box or case with perforated cover (hingedor otherwise) in which the material is placed, and to the base of thebox or case an india-rubber or caoutchouc sucker is applied by rivetingor in'any other convenient way.

My invention will be readily understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings, wherein at Figures 1 to 6 are illustrated examples of thedevices constructed according to my invention and referred to in thefollou in g description.

The letters of reference thereon markedare similar for the correspondingparts in the several illustrations, which for the purpose of clearnessare drawn larger than the apparatus would usually be constructed.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my invention Without the cover or lid.Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the same with the cover in place. Figs.3 and rt are perspective views of modifications. Figs. 5 and 6 areperspective sectional views of other modifications.

A is the box or case.

B is the cover or lid with perforations l5", and O is the suckeraiiixechby rivetingor other suitable means, beneath the base of the boxA.

At Fig. 1 the box A is shown by perspective tightly on the box.

. view with the lid removed. The box may be constructed of suitablemetal, ruleanite, or other material, and the lid B may be retained inposition (when the box is closed) by friction, or, as shown at Fig. 2,by a pin on the box and a bayonet-slot in the lid. At the views Figs. 3and U the lid 13 is shown hinged to the box proper. At Fig. the lid ismade with somewhat inclined sides and thus closes At the verticalsectional view, Fig. 5, the lid is screwed on.

It will be evident that the box may be circular in plan, as at Figs. 1,2, 3, and 5, hexagonal, as at Fig. i, or of other convenient shape, thelid or box always being perforated.

I do not limit myself to the modes for fixing the lid or to the shape ofthe box. The shape of the sucker C may vary, but is convenientlycup-shaped or recessed. Three shapes are shown by way of example, as theconical, Fig. 5, the cylindrical, Fig. 6, and the bell-shaped, Fig. 4.Instead of or in addition to the perforations wire-gauze may be used. Bymeans of this indiarubber or caoutchouc sucker G the box or case A isattached with the utmost facility to the tongue, and the material, suchas a lozenge, indicated at D, Fig. Leontained therein passes through theholes B, formed, as aforesaid, in the lid I and so through into thesystem of the user.

By this invention infectious diseases, also diseases of the respiratoryorgans and other diseases, may be treated in what I may call acontinuous manner, as distinguished from the administration of antiseptics or medicines intern'iittently.

The apparatus is at the same time very useful to era-tors and singerswho wish in foggy weather to protect their voices from accidents, tosailors who wish to be free from scurvy or fevers, to work-people who intheir work breathe unwholesome dust, and to cyclists and other athletesobliged to exert at a certain moment a considerable amount of energy.This apparatus permits, by means of exciting and nutritious lozenges,the obtaining of the desired effect.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature oi my saidinvention and in'what manner the same is to be performed, I declare thatwhat I claim is- The improved appliance for administering pastils,medicines, and the like, which is composed of the box A, havingperforated walls, and the base 0, of elastic material, which is attachedto said box, and has an in- 'ertedcup-like form whereby it is adapted tobe attached to the tongue by suetion,as shown and described.

PAUL JEAN FOUQUIER.

\Vitnesses:

\V. O. DUBOIS, E. E. LEILo.

